(July 26, 2016 at 9:05 pm)popsthebuilder Wrote:(July 26, 2016 at 7:51 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Not a given, but assuming a god exists, and he/she is amenable to prayers, what assurance do we have that god would bother to hear (let alone be favorably disposed by) a prayer from an individual that is a member of any faith other than His/Her True one ??In IT's nature and Word.
(16 page thread, sorry I'm not going back and see if anyone else, or, LOL me, has already made that point)
Merciful, long suffering, giving, compassionate, forgiving, of life, creating
It is the Will of GOD for all to simply have Faith in GOD and as such, in themselves, as GOD's creations, using the conscience and utter inner honesty to not only discern what is truly right, but in all perceivable cases, to act accordingly on such.
A faith and a belief are nothing but empty words without action.
The rest is irrelevant.
Repent not of good.
Repent of negatives(greed, anger, fear, pride (addiction of any sort is also greed).
Of course striving for such is to be the righteous case, as to actually attain to such is not for all at this time.
Peace, with humility.
Faith in selfless Unity for Good.
75,000 denominations, sects, and schisms just in the world of Christianity and we had to wait for you to cough up the One True Faith ??
Jesus Fucking Christ, why we need to wait 2000 years for that ??
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.